Ecsenius polystictus, known commonly as the dotted coralblenny or Andaman combtooth-blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean, around Indonesia. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Ecsenius |
| Species: | E. polystictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecsenius polystictus V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1999
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References
edit- Springer, V. G. and J. E. Randall 1999 (6 Dec.) Ecsenius polystictus, new species of blenniid fish from Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, with notes on other species of Ecsenius. Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 26 (no. 1-2): 39–48.
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ecsenius polystictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342123A48367850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342123A48367850.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ecsenius polystictus". FishBase. October 2018 version.
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